70

63.33

60
53.33

50 46.66
45
43.33
Percentage (%)

39.17
40
33.33
29.17
30 27.5 27.5
25 24.17
21.67 22.5 21.66
20
15.83 15.83
14.17
9.17 9.17
10 5.83
5
1.68
0 Illiterate
Young

primary school
Small Family

Big family
Medium family
Middle

Old

High

Middle School

High School

Graduate

High
Low

PUC

Low
Medium

Medium
Marginal farmers

Small farmers

Big farmers
Semi-medium farmers

Medium farmers
Age Family size Annual income Education Land holding Experience in
sugarcane
Category
Fig. 2: Personal and Socio-economic characteristics of the sugarcane growers
 120

100
100

80
72.5
Percentage (%)

60 54.17
50

40.83
40 37.5 37.5
34.17 33.33
30
25
20.83 21.67
20 15.83
11.66 10.83 9.16
6.66 5

0
High

High

High

Sugarcane

Cotton

Bajra

Onion
Groundnut
Tur

Jowar
Low

Low

Low

Bengal gram
Medium

Medium

Medium

Turmeric
Maize

Mass media Cosmopoliteness Extension contact Kharif Rabi Summer

Fig. 2: Contd...
 Percentage (%)

0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Tractor drawn mould board plough

13.33

Fig. 2: Contd...
Seed drill

4.16
Harrow

6.67
Seed cum fertilizer drill

1.66
Cultivators
10.83

Bullock cart
37.5

Power tiller
15.83

A. Agricultural Implements
Knapsack Sprayer
8.33

Power sprayer
50.83

Category
Tractor
28.33

Thresher
9.16

Pump sets
70

Motor Cycle
98.33

Materials
Household

Television
89.16

Low
31.67

Medium
42.5

High
material possession
25.83
 45 40.83

40
33.34

35

30 25.83
Percentage (%)

25

20

15

10

0
Low Medium High
Category
Fig. 3: Distribution of respondents based on overall entrepreneurial behaviour
 50
47.5
46.67

45
40.83 40.83
40
39.16
40
37.5
35.84
35
35
32.5 32.5
30
30
Percentage (%)

27.5 27.5
26.66 26.67
25 25
25
21.67

20 18.33

15

10

4.34
5

0
High

High

High

High

High

High

High
Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium
Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low
Innovativeness Decision making Information seeking Risk taking ability Leadership ability Achievement Cosmopolitness
ability behaviour motivation
Category

Fig. 4: Distribution of respondents according to their entrepreneurial behavioural components

35

30
25.84

25
Percentage (%)

20

15

10

0
Low Medium High
Category
Fig. 5: Overall knowledge level of improved cultivation practices of sugarcane growers
 38.33
40
35.00

35

26.67
30

25
Percentage (%)

20

15

10

0
Low Medium High
Category
Fig. 6: Overall adoption level of improved cultivation practices of sugarcane growers
 100

90 87.5
81.67
80 76.67 75 74.16

70

58.33
Percentage (%)

60

50 45.83

40 35

30 25.83
21.67
20 15.83
9.17
10

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Fig. 7: Constraints in sugarcane cultivation